A fact-finding mission on indigenous rights in Brazil reached a damning conclusion: farmers and Indian are locked in “open warfare” as the agricultural frontier expands deeper into the Amazon.

“Brazil is perceived to be in a very good shape internationally, a country that talks about upholding advanced laws,” she said. “But the reality I see here tells me another story. There has been a systematic attack on the rights of the country’s Indigenous Peoples by all branches of government.”